Disabling DEP in Vista for SB

[Volcano]

I know this was brought up recently dealing with the installation, but I too have Vista and (for the first time) I saw an event where Vista 64 closed down SB because of DEP. This happened as I was going from the execution phase to the AAR phase so it appeared as if SB had a CTD. I ran a search in the forum for "DEP" and "Data Execution Prevention" and it returned no relevant results.

So, here is how I disabled DEP was for SB -- it might help some Vista users:

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1) In the Start Menu, right click on "Computer" and select "properties".

2) A new window will open "View basic information about your computer" and on the left side, under "Tasks", select "Advanced system settings". It is important to note that I think this selection will only be available if you are logged in as the administrator.

3) In the next "System Properties" dialog, select the "Advanced" tab.

4) In the "Performance" section, press the "Settings" button.

5) In the "Performace Options" dialog, select the "Data Execution Prevention" tab.

6) Select "Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those I seelct:"

7) Click "Add..." and then go to the path for ...SB Pro PE\Release and select SBProPEcm.exe. You should see "SB2" show up in the list, now press "Apply" and then "OK".

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That should solve the DEP problems with Vista and SB.

[Ratguts]

I had a similar issue when I installed the upgrade. Here are a couple other links on DEP and how to enable and disable it. I hope these links help, as they came in handy recently for me with another program.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/120778-dep-enable-disable.html

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/181765-elevated-command-prompt.html

[Volcano]

Thanks for that. It is good info on how to disable DEP completely, which I was not aware of.

[Ratguts]

No prob IT took several hours of searching and trying and swearing to get it figured out. All the while it was right there on MS's site lol.